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(re)allocation in hot loops. (For arrays, replacing <q><code>var=</code></q>
by <q><code>var(:)=</code></q> disables the automatic reallocation.)</li>
- <li>Reading floating point numbers which use <q><code>q</code></q> for the
- exponential (such as <code>4.0q0</code>) is now supported as vendor
+ <li><p>Reading floating point numbers which use <q><code>q</code></q> for
+ the exponential (such as <code>4.0q0</code>) is now supported as vendor
extension for better compatibility with old data files. It is strongly
recommended to use for I/O the equivalent but standard conforming
- <q><code>e</code></q> (such as <code>4.0e0</code>). [For the Fortran
+ <q><code>e</code></q> (such as <code>4.0e0</code>).</p>
+
+ <p>(For Fortran
source code, consider replacing the <q><code>q</code></q> in
floating-point literals by a kind parameter (e.g. <code>4.0e0_qp</code>
- with a suitable <code>qp</code>). Note that – in the Fortran
+ with a suitable <code>qp</code>). Note that – in Fortran
source code – replacing <q><code>q</code></q> by a simple
- <q><code>e</code></q> is <em>not</em> equivalent.]</li>
+ <q><code>e</code></q> is <em>not</em> equivalent.)</p></li>
- <li>The <code>GFORTRAN_TMPDIR</code> environment variable, for specifying
+ <li>The <code>GFORTRAN_TMPDIR</code> environment variable for specifying
a non-default directory for files opened with <code>STATUS="SCRATCH"</code>,
is not used anymore. Instead gfortran checks the POSIX/GNU standard
<code>TMPDIR</code> environment variable. If <code>TMPDIR</code> is not